Daily Republican., 1887-11-14
Big Day at Asbury.

Big Day at Asbury.
YestsrdAy was a big day IN the hi.
tory OF AsDury E. K. CHURCH. In the
morning love feast was held at q ao
which was largely attended. At 10 30
tners WAS preaching by tha Rev. John
raompson, OF Philsde!phia. He prsaoh. !.
oo an eit qusnt sarm on 70 q large CON
gfsRa,ion that cioRded the church.
IN tho afSorIoou meeting was held
which was addressed by AIs. Tnskip.
The lady spolre IN hsr usual vein, aud
helo ths earnest attention OF her audi.
ence throughout the meeting. The au.
ultorinm was hlled as 1t had been in
the morning. Mrs. Ioship made an
e1qreut srosa! TO ell TO give their lives
10 OtT and bs sAysd. Mre, Inskip ia
always sure large conyrsga tion
Whenever sho Waits Wilmington. Her
address on Sunday was tho an ss: she
haa made he,e during the ccnver ton
for tbe promotion Of holiness,
IL 10 eIpeo.ed that shs will remain In
this city until the oonc usion OF these
meetings. There win bo meetings on
Thursdsy, Friday and Saturday, it Is
announoed. They are in charge vi the
Rev. Joseph H Smith Of Philad 81 phia
In the evening at 8 80 an enjoyable
nesting WAS held In the church, led by
MRS. Kepney, the well-knovn church
worker. This meeting, Ike the o.bers,
was crowded.
Bus the grestsst part o. the service,
were thoss of the evening. Shortly
alter o'clock the congregation BEGAN
to gather for the meeting TO be led by
Mrs. kenney, xnd this crowd was
svelled by those who thought thss they
! would secure seats by coming early
When the doors vera opened there
must have been several hundred poop le
In the v'c'nits Of the church, and BIZ
o 30 O'clock every seat IN the large
auditorium wac flllso, sven to those in
the IT m ltest port Of tne gallery, while
the less fortunate lined the sides OF ,hs
room or stood up 80 the doorway. Tbs
church officials socD say shat It would
ba impossible for ono roam TO hold oil
the people
The crowd wss then sent TO The leo
ture room, where the Rev. John
Thompson kindly asr, e1 10 preach.
The stairways we're then blocked by the
tGoias OF .he cburca, who politely in
formed all who came that thers was not
even standing room In the church
above, bat tnst there vnaid be service
In the lecture room. BY 730 O'Clock
both iojms wtra filed to their utmost
no ding capacity, wLils fully three CT
fonr hundred pessons must have turned
away disaf po,atsd aDd gope to their
hon es or to other churches Such q
crowd wkB never Been seeking admit.
tsnoe 10 any church in thig city. Ever
the congregations which used to fre-
qusnt she Delaware Avebue Baptist
Church when the Rev. Mr.. Hald5mRu
was pastor were recalled.
In tbs lecture room the Rev. Mr..
Thompson preached an eloqusnt and
impressive oermon, which was much
enjoyed ard appreciated By his audi.
ence.
In sbe main auditorium Of the church
tse vast congregation anxiousiy awaited
Mr.. Saith. He began promptly ut 7 20
O'clock. At the beginning he said II
looked no thought very presumptuous
In him to attempt to adorea3 80 large
an audience. He took rs his text the
well.knOwn Bib!e passage: "Blsssed
are the pure In heart for they shall Gee
God The speaker then made an elo.
quent appeal TO all present to be pure
Ia heart; to trust God and they would
come ont all right. A great many Ills
resulted because We do not put trust IL
God; because people think for them
selves anc do not oak God; pe,sonS
should not depend too much on them
| selves; they should aak Him; thes
should trust Hin.
He Is ell right. Every man who
trusts him and is pure in heart shal
ses him, for the text Gays they who are
pure In heart shall see God. Hs mads
an eloquent address, lasting about out
hour. IL was listened to Attentively b5
oil OF the vast congregation present
and It was evident that the sermon hac
nos been preached in vaip; that til,
good seed sowa had not fallen ON bar
rem gronpd; that the good words sDOker
would not 90 unheedad. Mr.. Smitt
closed with an eloquent appeal to ri
present 10 be pure Ia heart and to re-
member the text.
Mr.. Smith ie one of the best pulpit
orators posseBsed by the Methodis
church aud she possesses many. He
has an excellent voice, good delivery
and an impressive appearance. He lef
the city this morning carly, but will
return on Thursday. Ii is to be hoped
that be will again preach, SO that thos,
who were so unfortunate as to bs unabl,
TO hear him may have tbas pleasure
Yesterday will long bs remembered al
q great occasion by the people of As
bury. As one youn2 man who attend
ed that church remarked:
"Tbere may he other churches 6nel
In appearance, but wnen 1t comos TO g
congregation Ashury eau always be re
lied upon to have large and inteli..
gent oLe."
The speakers for the neetings or
Thursday. Friday and Saturday bave
not ye: been announced, but will be be
fore Tburadsy. They will be held 81
the same hours as those vera last week.